Hakodate, a port city located in southern Hokkaido, is known for having one of the best night views in Japan. As the ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido—It’s like bowling with a stick. Molkky is a team sport of Finnish origin in which a wooden pin is gently tossed at skittles. Each throw produces a score depending on how many pins ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Located on the southern tip of Hokkaido, Hakodate is the third largest city in the prefecture and is most popular for its night views and fresh seafood. More importantly, the city ...

The third most populous city in Hokkaidō after Sapporo and Asahikawa, Hakodate is one of the biggest tourist destinations on Japan’s northernmost main island. The city is probably best known for the ...

HAKODATE, Japan -- The city of Hakodate on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido has gained popularity as a tourist spot thanks to the debut of the "shinkansen" bullet train line on the island in ...

After seven hours on the plane and another three-and-a-half hours on the train, I finally found myself on a street of Hakodate, the southernmost city of Japan's northernmost prefecture. I had been to ...

Hokkaido's Hakodate stands out as the nation's most attractive tourist destination for the second year in a row, according to a recent survey by a private think tank. The ranking of cities and as ...

Amid the verdure of spring, I paid a visit to Mount Hakodate. There at the summit I met a large family whose members, from oldest to youngest, all but hummed with vital energy. Watching the family as ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido--If walls could talk, a building being remodeled into a hotel and restaurant in this northern Japan city would probably have a lot to say. Renovation work started March 2 on the ...

While thoughts of Hokkaido often bring to mind images of winter sports, snow festivals and chilly weather — there's plenty more to see in Japan’s northern prefecture. Located in the southernmost part ...

Hakodate occupies a unique place on the Japanese landscape, both literally and gastronomically speaking. Facing the Tsugaru Strait from its position on the southern shores of Hokkaido's Oshima ...